blemish
noun/ˈblemɪʃ/
/ˈblemɪʃ/
- a mark on the skin or on an object that makes it look less beautiful or perfect
- make-up to cover blemishes
- (figurative) His reputation is without a blemish.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2- The police say the suspect has a slight blemish on his left cheek.
- Her skin didn't have a single blemish.
- (figurative) He was pilloried, but she escaped without blemish.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- slight
- ugly
- …
- have
- cover
- hide
- …
- without (a) blemish
- not a single blemish
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir ‘make pale, injure’; probably of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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